Unisex name · since 2006
Novah
3,469 babies named Novah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,007 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,469
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Novah is the #1007 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,469 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Novah recorded 3,469 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #1007 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #3,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,007 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,469 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Novah ranks #3,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,007 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,469 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,007 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,469
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Novah's 3,469 recorded births place it above 95.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Novah compares
3,469 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Novah's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Novah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,469 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 517 | 21 | 19,840 |
Novah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Novah's full recorded timeline at 2016, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 517 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Novah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 517
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Novah popularity over time - boys
514 total births recorded since 2011 (Novah as boys' name)
Novah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,277 births, 66% of the file).
2020s was Novah's strongest decade.
2,277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Novah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,161 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,277 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,277 births (66% of all-time use).
How Novah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Novah's total volume
Novah by state
Where Novah concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 302 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 212 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 190 | 5.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 180 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 176 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 144 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 124 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 123 | 3.5% |
302 of 3,469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Novah appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Novahs (302 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Novah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Novah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.